How to disable my.yahoo.com search in safari?

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How to disable my.yahoo.com search in safari?

I have an AT&T version of a my.yahoo.com as my home page in Safari 5.1.2. I use the default Safari google search in the menu toorbar as my primary web search tool. When I open a new window and start typing in the Safari Google search bar, I type for just a bit and then my curser jumps to the "Yahoo Web Search" at the top of my.yahoo.com page as soon as the my.yahoo.com page compleletes loading

I can either stop typing move my curser back to the google search bar or wait until the page fully loads before clicking in the google search bar. Firefox 8.0.1 works fine, my curser stays in the Safari google search bar.

I can't find anyway to remove the yahoo web search or to force safari to leave my curser in the (default Safari) google search bar.

17in MBPro, MacPro, Xserve, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jan 6, 2012 6:53 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 19, 2017 7:57 PM in response to EMiner

I did some updates and safe finder was download with it. I tried to stop but... anyway, it happens time to time and I always go check the extensions if there is new one.

Go to Safari > preference > extensions and you will see, if you do not know what to cause the search.yahoo.com kept popping up, the extensions that you do not know or new. Click the one and uninstall it.

Hope it helpful.

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Answer 2

Linc Davis

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Jan 6, 2012 7:45 AM in response to EMiner

Safari > Preferences > General > New windows open with: Empty page

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Answer 3

EMiner Author

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Jan 6, 2012 2:08 PM in response to EMiner

Thanks Linc, The solves part of the issue... I'd still like to have the my.yahoo.com page load when in open a new window as I use the page often.

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Answer 4

Linc Davis

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Jan 6, 2012 2:27 PM in response to EMiner

You can't have it both ways, unless you disable JavaScript when viewing that page (in which case it may not work at all.) I suggest you put a bookmark in the bookmark bar so you can access it easily.

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Answer 5

JoeCNJ

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May 8, 2016 4:50 PM in response to EMiner

After 4 frustrating hours, trying to delete Yahoo as my default engine and restore Google, I followed the recommendations here and it worked. However, I want to add that going into Safari > General make sure that the website listed for the search engine you want is correct. In my case, I cut and pasted the correct Google address for Safari.......Here it is: https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=ipad_bm.

Hope this helps

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Answer 6

Oct 3, 2016 9:18 AM in response to JoeCNJ

Worked like a dream! Took me less than a minute. Thank you for posting the exact URL to get me back to GOOGLE. BTW--this got downloaded when I accidentally took a survey from CHASE BANK that looked authentic. Ended up with a bunch of Malware and Yahoo as my default search engine. Easier than deleting BING I will say ! 🙂🙂

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Answer 7

vbagley

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Nov 19, 2016 2:36 PM in response to EMiner

I have this same problem with yahoo's "safe finder". I don't know how this downloaded! I was using Norton's Safe Search. Well, I tried putting Norton's Safe Search url in the home page setting under Safari's preferences and it seemed to do the trick. See if that works for you. Good luck!

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